THE WOMAN WHO STAYED THE SWORD OF VENGEANCE

Preached Mother’s Day Sunday, May 9, 2010 from 1 Samuel 25 Theme: The story of the Old Testament heroine Abigail exemplifies to us the ministry of encouraging others to leave vengeance in the hand of God. (Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version; copyright 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.) Mothers’ Day is, admittedly, a man-made...
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MATRONLY MENTORS

Preached Sunday, May 2, 2010 from Titus 2:3 Theme: Older women are to model Christ-like womanhood to the younger women in the church. (Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version; copyright 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.) [podcast]http://www.bethanybible.org/audio/050210.mp3[/podcast] As I was talking with my wife the other day about this...
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THE VITAL WITNESS OF OUR ELDER BROTHERS

Preached Sunday, April 25, 2010 from Titus 2:1-2 Theme: Older men in the church need to live faithfully for Christ because of the great influence God has given them over others in the church. (Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version; copyright 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.) Many years ago, while I was attending Multnomah Bible College...
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FOUR PERFECTIONS OF THE GOSPEL

Preached Sunday, April 18, 2010 from Acts 10:43 Theme: This verse shows us the perfections of the message of the gospel of our salvation as viewed from four perspectives. (Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version; copyright 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.) It’s always a blessing when we have the opportunity—as we do today—to hear...
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LOOKING FOR PURITY IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES

Preached Sunday, April 11, 2010 from Titus 1:15-16 Theme: Those who seek to establish moral purity through external matters end up making themselves impure in the sight of God. (Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version; copyright 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.) I ask you to turn with me, this morning, to the closing words of the first...
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FROM SORROW TO JOY

Preached on Resurrection Sunday, April 4, 2010 from John 16:20-22 Theme: For His followers, Jesus’ resurrection means that sorrow perpetually gives way to joy. (Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version; copyright 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.) [podcast]http://www.bethanybible.org/audio/041110.mp3[/podcast] On Resurrection Sunday,...
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